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Best public schools in Redwood City, CA

22 public schools in Redwood City: 6 elementary · 2 middle · 6 high · 7 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

6 schools in Redwood City, best first
1
Redwood Shores Elementary 95.6
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · Grades K-5 · 408 students
ELA 77%Math 83%Science 77%
#205 of 4,688 in California
2
Orion Alternative 81.3
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K-5 · 461 students
ELA 67%Math 62%Science 52%
#875 of 4,688 in California
3
Henry Ford Elementary 57.2
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K-5 · 458 students
ELA 46%Math 42%Science 33%
#2,005 of 4,688 in California
4
Rocketship Redwood City 34.4
Rocketship Redwood City District · Grades K-5 · Charter · 314 students
ELA 31%Math 36%Science 18%
#3,074 of 4,688 in California
5
Roosevelt Elementary 16.5
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K-5 · 453 students
ELA 28%Math 22%Science 11%
#3,913 of 4,688 in California
6
Taft Elementary 5.7
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K-5 · 341 students
ELA 21%Math 15%Science 9%
#4,419 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

2 schools in Redwood City, best first
1
John F. Kennedy Middle 55.2
Redwood City Elementary · Grades 6-8 · 751 students
ELA 50%Math 31%Science 21%
#594 of 1,326 in California
2
McKinley Institute of Technology 8.9
Redwood City Elementary · Grades 6-8 · 445 students
ELA 27%Math 11%Science 11%
#1,208 of 1,326 in California

High schools

6 schools in Redwood City, best first
1
Design Tech High 97.1
Design Tech High District · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 537 students
ELA 90%Math 63%Science 63%
#50 of 1,729 in California
2
Sequoia High 65.3
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,903 students
ELA 54%Math 32%Science 32%
#600 of 1,729 in California
3
Summit Preparatory Charter High 42.8
Summit Preparatory Charter High District · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 379 students
ELA 45%Math 17%Science 20%
#989 of 1,729 in California
4
Everest Public High 29.1
Everest Public High District · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 281 students
ELA 45%Math 9%Science 5%
#1,226 of 1,729 in California
5
Redwood High 7.1
Sequoia Union High · Grades 9-12 · 192 students
ELA 13%Math 0%Science 3%
#1,606 of 1,729 in California
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Canyon Oaks Youth Center —
San Mateo County Office of Education · Grades 7-12 · 8 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

7 schools in Redwood City, best first
1
North Star Academy 99.9
Redwood City Elementary · Grades 3-8 · 527 students
ELA 95%Math 95%Science 95%
#1 of 1,107 in California
2
Sandpiper Elementary 97.2
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · Grades K-8 · 533 students
ELA 75%Math 76%Science 69%
#31 of 1,107 in California
3
Roy Cloud Elementary 90.8
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K-8 · 615 students
ELA 65%Math 63%Science 54%
#102 of 1,107 in California
4
Clifford Elementary 72.8
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K-8 · 673 students
ELA 54%Math 48%Science 35%
#302 of 1,107 in California
5
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory 35.8
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 702 students
ELA 33%Math 31%Science 19%
#711 of 1,107 in California
6
Hoover Elementary 8.5
Redwood City Elementary · Grades K-8 · 638 students
ELA 24%Math 12%Science 7%
#1,013 of 1,107 in California
7
Connect Community Charter 3.2
Connect Community Charter District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 132 students
ELA 16%Math 9%Science 9%
#1,072 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

1 school in Redwood City
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San Mateo County Special Education —
San Mateo County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 41 students
No published test results

School districts serving Redwood City

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